Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 605

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Chapter 604

Megan had always known that Diana was not someone to cross. In the past, though, Diana’s methods had been direct and measured. She always left room to retreat.

This was the first time Megan felt real fear. She sensed it with painful clarity. Diana did not want to warn her anymore. She wanted to crush her for good.

At those words, Theodore looked at Diana with fresh doubt. From the moment the day began, she had seemed like a different person. Before, she had been calm and decisive, yet dutiful and restrained. Today, only the decisiveness remained.

Before Theodore could question her, Diana inclined her head slightly toward the police.

A faint smile touched her lips as she spoke clearly, her voice carrying across the room. “Yes, it was me. But how is that pulling strings behind the scenes? You are the one poisoning people in secret.

“One of the Hutton family rules is never to abuse power or bully others. I am simply respecting the police and the law.”

Her words answered Megan directly. At the same time, they declared the Huttons‘ stance in one clean stroke. They also pinned Megan to a pillar of public shame.

A wave of shock rippled through the guests.

So it was true. Megan had truly harmed someone. All eyes turned toward her. The gazes that once brimmed with flattery hardened into something else: disgust, contempt, and restraint, held in check only because they stood on Hutton family ground.

Megan’s mind went blank. The sensation dragged her back to the days after her parents died. Back then, the people who came to collect debts had looked at her the same way. No. Worse. Much worse.

If she lost the title of the Hutton family’s third daughter, these people would look at her exactly like that again. Terror flooded her chest.

She would never go back to that life.

In those days, Theodore had been the one who took her away. She snapped back to the present and clutched his arm, shaking her head frantically. “I didn’t do it. Dad, how could I ever do something like that?”

She only needed to hold on to Theodore’s trust. For years, that had always been enough.

This time, Diana showed no intention of sparing anyone. She cut in coldly, “Whether it was you or not, the police will decide. If there were no evidence, do you think they would be standing here?”

Theodore stared at her unyielding stance and exploded. “She’s your sister. The family raised you to this position, not so you could turn on your own blood.”

“What sister is she to me?” Diana’s voice rose sharply as father and daughter confronted each other in public. “I only know my mother gave birth to four children. Me, James, Ray, and Vee, who was lost as a child.”

“Oh my God.” Someone gasped among the guests. This time, no one bothered to hide their stares.

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“So that’s it. I always thought Megan’s arrogance didn’t match the Hutton siblings at all. Turns out she’s a fake heiress.”

“If the eldest miss says it, how could it be false?”

“Looks like she crossed the line too many times, and the Huttons finally had enough.“.

With her background exposed so abruptly, Megan felt stripped bare before everyone. Every whisper stabbed at her ears. Humiliation tangled with terror.

“Shut up!” Theodore’s fury flared. He raised his hand to silence the crowd, but someone caught his arm.

Raymond had moved in without anyone noticing. He half–shielded Diana as he gripped Theodore’s arm.

His gaze was icy, edged with mockery. “Sometimes, I really wonder which of us is your real child. You would strike your own children for the sake of an adopted daughter who does nothing but commit evil?”

All his children stood against him now. Theodore’s brow creased deeply as he turned to James. What he saw there was only coldness and disappointment.

Theodore swayed.

Then Eloise spoke from the side. “Diana, you are all family. Why make such a spectacle for outsiders to see?”

This was the first time Diana had seen someone push themselves forward while asking to be humiliated. She thought of everything Vee had endured and let out a cold laugh.

“She is not family to us. Just like…” Her gaze shifted to Victor. “Just like Victor and the Sterling family are not family either.” 1

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This time, it was not only Megan and Theodore who froze. Eloise felt a sharp ringing in her head.

“Since when did the Hutton family’s eldest daughter turn feral, snapping at anyone within reach? Has she become a guard dog?”

The guests stared at one another, stunned.

“What did Diana mean by that? And more than that, haven’t the Hutton and Sterling families always kept to their own lanes? Raymond and Mr. Sterling were close friends.”

“How did it leap straight into open war without any warning?”

Theodore frowned and shot Diana a sharp look. “What nonsense are you talking about? Apologize to Madam Sterling now.”

In recent years, the Huttons had edged ahead of the Sterlings, but there was no need to turn that advantage into open hostility, especially when Megan still wanted so badly to marry Julian.

Eloise’s complexion shifted between pale and flushed. She steadied herself and followed Theodore’s lead.” Diana, I don’t understand what you mean. But given your age, I won’t hold it against you.”

She rose quickly and turned to Theodore. “Since your family doesn’t welcome us, we will set the marriage aside for now. I will take my leave.”

Megan had already become a lightning rod. Locking down a marriage at this moment would not destroy Julian first. It would destroy the reputation Eloise had spent decades cultivating. Diana was also clearly not someone to trifle with. Eloise wanted no part of this mess.

“Do you really not understand?” Diana seemed determined to drag the Sterlings‘ skeletons into the open. Her voice remained calm and firm. “I mean your son isn’t of Sterling blood. Your grandson isn’t either. Is that clear enough?”

The room erupted.

“So the Sterling family’s so–called only grandson was actually just Julian?”

“Madam Sterling really knows how to play the game.”

Some still hesitated. Eloise usually appeared stern but proper. Could she really have left such a massive stain on the late Elijah Sterling’s name?

Exposed like this in front of so many people, Eloise felt a metallic taste rise in her throat. Her vision swam.

She clutched Victor’s arm to keep herself upright. Her chest heaved as she glared at Diana. “I let this slide out of respect for your grandfather. Yet you insist on slandering us. What proof do you have that my son and grandson are not of Sterling blood?”

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